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I’d like to go ‘old-school’ for a moment or two as this day of mine comes to a close. Think back to a time not long ago when U2 released the CD they titled, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It wasn’t...
View ArticleDaily Office 10.25: Go and Do Likewise
Daily Office On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”...
View ArticleWhen We Lose our Identity
“Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. Therefore I urge you to imitate me. For this reason I have...
View ArticleOn Sheep and Goats and Fair Trade Coffee…
Matthew 25: 31-46 Many a modernist evangelical, still caught in the culture wars and small-god systematics, loves to pull out the sheep and the goats metaphor when judging others. They do so, most...
View ArticleWhat’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
Over the last week, I’ve read a lot about Rob Bell’s new book. This post isn’t about that. This post, ultimately, isn’t about people’s responses to what they’ve read or seen about about the book, or...
View ArticleFinding Jesus
There is an interesting phenomenon that takes place in the world of the church (blogdom serves as a microcosm of this phenomenon). It is marked by a careless attention to detail when it comes to...
View ArticleGeorge Barna on Transformation
“Having recently completed six years of research on the question of how God transforms us, I can tell you that genuine transformation is about love God and people with everything you have. To reach...
View Articlesecond-class Christians
Meet Shawn. Shawn was my best friend in high school. (That’s him on the left at his graduation, and me still looking 12 after my first year of college.) When we were in our fundy Christian high school...
View Articleclarity ain’t all it’s cracked up to be
Let me start by saying that this is going to be about the Andy Stanley kerfuffle. If you’ve missed out on what I’m talking about, hit your knees and thank God — even if you’re an atheist. Also, if you...
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